Comments on: The Moon hoax: tooned out http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:09:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: JimE http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32621 JimE Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:03:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32621 I'm from Missouri. I’m from Missouri.

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32620 Gary Ansorge Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:22:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32620 When I was a kid, one of the most popular skeptical sayings was "I'm from Missouri.", meaning, "show me the proof, fool." I rarely hear anyone say that anymore. I just hope Missouri hasn't gone woo-woo,,, Gary 7 When I was a kid, one of the most popular skeptical sayings was “I’m from Missouri.”, meaning, “show me the proof, fool.”

I rarely hear anyone say that anymore. I just hope Missouri hasn’t gone woo-woo,,,

Gary 7

]]> By: Keith Parker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32619 Keith Parker Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:02:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32619 For those wishing to teach critical thinking skills, there is an excellent book by Jef Clark, used in schools and universities in Australia called "Humbug!" and available from the Australian Skeptics (sic) website at www.skeptics.com.au Highly recommended For those wishing to teach critical thinking skills, there is an excellent book by Jef Clark, used in schools and universities in Australia called “Humbug!”
and available from the Australian Skeptics (sic) website at www.skeptics.com.au Highly recommended

]]> By: Troy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32618 Troy Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:07:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32618 When I read the comic I was sort of like my mom after a Sunday t.v. movie...is that it; what happens next? So I guess the blurry grilled cheese eating figure is the punch line. Anyway I guess anyone with two hours and a computer can now write comics. When I read the comic I was sort of like my mom after a Sunday t.v. movie…is that it; what happens next? So I guess the blurry grilled cheese eating figure is the punch line. Anyway I guess anyone with two hours and a computer can now write comics.

]]> By: Will. M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32617 Will. M Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:57:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32617 Personally, I don't think there's much humor in the cartoon. I prefer the one-panel efforts of most of the many editorial cartoonists throughout the country, or the wit of guys like Tom Tomorrow or Pat Oliphant - who can do in one panel what most other cartoonists need four or six to do. I second Mr. Ansorge - I reiterate my statements in postings past: I firmly believe critical thinking skills should be a subject taught to students beginning in the third or fourth grade, along with a course in comparative religions and one in philosophy, and should continue at least until the Junior year in high school. Know your enemy is the rationale for the religion course; know your ism is a good reason to study philosophy. Think how much fun the kids would have as they began to apply their newly-learned critical thinking skills to the last two... Personally, I don’t think there’s much humor in the cartoon. I prefer the one-panel efforts of most of the many editorial cartoonists throughout the country, or the wit of guys like Tom Tomorrow or Pat Oliphant - who can do in one panel what most other cartoonists need four or six to do.
I second Mr. Ansorge - I reiterate my statements in postings past: I firmly believe critical thinking skills should be a subject taught to students beginning in the third or fourth grade, along with a course in comparative religions and one in philosophy, and should continue at least until the Junior year in high school. Know your enemy is the rationale for the religion course; know your ism is a good reason to study philosophy. Think how much fun the kids would have as they began to apply their newly-learned critical thinking skills to the last two…

]]> By: Jack Hagerty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32616 Jack Hagerty Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:56:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32616 Gary Ansorge Says: "...so we’re stuck with trying to inculcate such skills in an adult populace." Oooh, I love it when you talk dirty :-) - Jack Gary Ansorge Says: “…so we’re stuck with trying to inculcate such skills in an adult populace.”

Oooh, I love it when you talk dirty :-)
- Jack

]]> By: BigJohn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32615 BigJohn Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:38:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/13/the-moon-hoax-tooned-out/#comment-32615 Oops, it was the fourth panel. Oops, it was the fourth panel.

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